Information and press about the project:

January 2011

• Have Menu, Will Anchor – Houston Chronicle

December 2010

• Fourth Ward residents: City broke promise to kids for a neighborhood park – KHOU 11 News – December 11, 2010
• Next Award Category for the Swampies: Walmart of the Year – Swamplot – December 8, 2010

November 2010

• Heights Walmart: That Mysterious 380 Agreement Continues Being Mysterious – Houston Press – November 17, 2010
• Residents forced to move out for Walmart build – Channel 13 News – November 4, 2010
• Heights-Area Walmart: The Invented Traffic Jam Wasn’t Exactly Hellish – Houston Press – November 2, 2010

October 2010

• Heights Walmart critics use ‘mobile protest’ to demonstrate traffic impact – Channel 11 News – October 30, 2010
• The Heights-Area Walmart’s 380 Agreement: Council Voted On A Draft Version? – Houston Press – October 27, 2010
• Heights-Area Walmart: Self-Created Traffic Jams To Prove A Point – Houston Press – October 25, 2010
• Anti-Walmart Group Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop – Fox News – October 18, 2010
• Heights-Area Walmart: City Thought South Park Episode Would Help – Houston Press – October 15, 2010
• E-mails show city in unflattering light: Officials dismissive about citizens’ objections to Heights Walmart plan – Houston Chronicle – October 14, 2010
• Another Break for the Wal: Walmart using local developer as liason to gain millions – Free Houston Press – October 8, 2010
• Emails: City knew of Walmart plan months ago – Channel 13 News – October 7, 2010

September 2010

• Heights critics call Walmart deal ‘blank check’ -  Houston Chronicle  -  September 16, 2010
• Residents don’t like details of 380 agreement -  Houston Chronicle  – September 16, 2010
• City to vote on tax cuts for Wal-Mart developer -  Channel 13  – September 14, 2010
• A step closer to Wal-Mart in the Heights? -  Channel 13  -September 10, 2010
• Walmart Sinks Low in Heights Grab -  Free Press Houston  -  September 6, 2010
• Parker takes Wal-Mart questions on traffic, tax deal -  Houston Chronicle  -  September 2, 2010
• Mayor Parker answers questions on Heights-area Walmart -  Channel 11  – September 1, 2010
• Mayor Speaks Out on Wal Mart in Heights -  Channel 39  – September 1, 2010

August 2010

• Residents Pack Meeting on Heights Wal-Mart – Channel 26  -  August 26, 2010
• Heights residents protest plans for Wal-Mart development -  Channel 11  – August 26, 2010
• Residents question drainage issues with project -  Houston Chronicle  -  August 26, 2010
• Deal in works over Heights-area Walmart development -  Houston Chronicle  -  August 26, 2010
• Heights-Area Walmart: Meeting is Loud Resolves Little -  Houston Press  -  August 26, 2010
• Wal-Mart debate gets heated at public meeting -  Channel 13  – August 25, 2010
• Full controversy ahead: Heights Walmart gets a public meeting – Culture Map  – August 24, 2010
• Groups debut their Wal-Mart websites -  Houston Chronicle  -  August 23, 2010
• Gonzales has ‘concerns’ on proposed Walmart -  Houston Chronicle  – August 19, 2010
• Walmart Drops Propaganda Mailer – Houston Press  -  August 19, 2010
• Heights Residents Fight Walmart -  Channel 2  -  August 17, 2010
• Grassroots Effort to Keep Walmart Out … -  KUHF 88.7  -  August 16, 2010
• Wal-Mart hears concerns from residents – Houston Chronicle  -  August 5, 2010
• Heights residents fear Walmart construction – Channel 11  -  August 4, 2010
• Wal-Mart project center of Heights meeting -  Channel 13  -  August 4, 2010
• Residents to Walmart: Not In My Neighborhood -  Channel 2  – August 3, 2010

July 2010

• Wal-Mart Development: Developer could receive tax benefits -  Houston Chronicle  -  July 29, 2010
• It’s official: Wal-Mart coming to Heights Area – Houston Chronicle  -  July 29, 2010
• Heights Walmart: City Council Gets An Earful -  Houston Press  -  July 28, 2010
• Heights residents voice concerns over Wal-Mart plan -  Channel 13 -  July 27, 2010
• Heights vs. Walmart: Neighbors prep for fight -  Channel 11  -  July 26, 2010
• Emotions build for, against a new Wal-Mart -  Houston Chronicle  -  July 26, 2010
• Heights residents voice concern over Wal-Mart plans – Channel 13  -  July 26, 2010
• Heights Walmart: The Property Owner Isn’t Ready To Share Information Yet -  Houston Press  -  July 23, 2010
• Heights Walmart: Lots of Questions, Few Answers At Meeting -  Houston Press  -  July 21, 2010
• Residents fight against proposed Walmart -  Channel 2  -  July 16, 2010
• Plan to build Wal-Mart met with resistance -  Channel 13  -  July 15, 2010
• Heights Business Owners Nervous About Walmart -  Channel 26  -  July 6, 2010
• Wal-Mart considers store just outside Heights -  Houston Chronicle  -  July 1, 2010